meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be thrilled; to be excited
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
innermost depths of one's heart
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
drama; theatre; theater; play
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler